For a company that’s supposed to keep your digital secrets safe, LastPass sure is having a hard time of it recently. The password management service has revealed that it’s been hacked… again.

It’s the second time that the popular LastPass service (which protects users passwords, sensitive information, card details and more behind a single super-strong ‘master’ password) has been hacked in just six months. And to make matters worse, even LastPass itself doesn’t seem certain on what exactly was hit.

While a blog post from the company states that ​​“customers’ passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture,” it also concedes that “certain elements” of “customers’ information” were accessed by the hacker.

A history of hacks

“In keeping with our commitment to transparency, I wanted to inform you of a security incident that our team is currently investigating,” wrote LastPass chief executive Karim Toubba. 

“We recently detected unusual activity within a third-party cloud storage service, which is currently shared by both LastPass and its affiliate, GoTo. We immediately launched an investigation, engaged Mandiant, a leading security firm, and alerted law enforcement.

“We are working diligently to understand the scope of the incident and identify what specific information has been accessed.”

One thing does seem certain — this hack is directly related to one that occurred back in August of this year, and may even have been perpetrated by the same person. According to Toubba:

“We have determined that an unauthorized party, using information obtained in the August 2022 incident, was able to gain access to certain elements of our customers’ information.”

Time for Apple Passkey adoption?

While LastPass’s app and password vault remains one of the most intuitive and useful in the business, remembering all those cryptic passwords so that you don’t have to, its whole reputation rests upon its ability to keep those secrets secure. If it can’t do that (and LastPass has suffered from numerous vulnerabilities over the years) its whole reason for existing crumbles.

Such failings, however, may represent a big opportunity for Apple. This year it’s been pushing its Passkeys feature, which looks to do away with alphanumeric passwords altogether in favor of cryptographic keys, end-to-end encrypted, locked behind a user’s TouchID and FaceID data.

Passkey adoption has begun to roll out with the introduction of iOS 16, but it’ll be some time yet before all websites and services integrate it into their security layers.

If Passkey can prove more secure than services like LastPass, and just as convenient, it may reshape the password and personal digital security landscape altogether. 

What you need to know

• A new LastPass update makes it easier for people to create new passwords in Safari on iPhone and iPad.
• An inline LastPass component means people don't need to open the app to log in or create strong, unique passwords.
• A new Safari Extension makes LastPass easier and quicker to use.

Password management company LastPass has announced an update to its iPhone and iPad app that includes a new Safari Extension, adding inline autofill and password creation to the mix.

The new update, which LastPass announced via blog post, means that it is now easier to create new passwords and log in using existing ones without having to dive into the app proper. Everything is done inline, while remaining as secure as you'd expect.

The inline filling supports credit card details, addresses, and more as well as traditional passwords.

The feature addition means that people are more likely to create unique and strong passwords on the fly, something that is very much a positive.

Those who already have the LastPass app installed should find an update waiting for them in the App Store. Everyone else can download the app from the App Store afresh. Looking to give Safari even more power? Check out the best Safari extensions we've found and get installing!

When LastPass nerfed its free tier last month there was plenty of wincing among its users. The removal of features from the free LastPass offering meant that some could no longer is the way they previously had. And, it seems, people upped sticks and went elsewhere.

The removal of email support and the limiting of devices for LastPass users who didn't pay meant that they needed to switch to either LastPass Premium or LastPass Families. The changes begin to kick in next week.

The announcement was made on February 16. What happened afterward? According to the folks at 1Password, people jumped ship, At least, the numbers suggest that they did. CEO Jeff Shiner says the company saw its paid family account signups double after the LastPass news broke.

What's particularly interesting about that is the fact LastPass Families has never been free. It's priced at $4 per month when billed annually. 1Password Families runs $4.99 per month. So why did people move to 1Password?

Or, in fact, did they move at all? It's possible that 1Password has data on the number of people who imported password data from LastPass to back this up, but that isn't what Shiner's statement says. But assuming there is a link, I'd be very curious to know why people moved to 1Password when they could have just upgraded a free account without dealing with the hassle of moving apps and syncing services.

Did people simply want to stick it to LastPass for the perceived slight of losing free access to their password manager? That wouldn't be a huge surprise based on the vitriol LastPass suffered when it made its announcement last month. But whatever the reason, 1Password won't care. Picking up new customers without having to spend a cent on acquisition is the kind of thing business dreams are made of.

What you need to know

• LastPass Free is now severely limited with the removal of email support and more.
• The LastPass Premium and Families tiers are unaffected.

Password management company LastPass is causing a stir today after it announced the decision to alter the features available to those on its free tier. As of March 16, users of LastPass Free will no longer be able to use multiple devices and will instead need to choose one device to use the app on.

LastPass made the announcement via a blog post earlier today.

The post continues with the news that LastPass Free users will also lose email support as of May 17, leaving them to make do with forum-based customer support instead.

All of this is obviously designed to get users to switch to LastPass Premium or LastPass Families, both paid services that offer additional benefits starting at $3 per month.

To my mind, passwords and the apps we use to manage them should be a paid solution because, really, who wants to trust that kind of thing to something that's free? I'm a fully paid-up customer of a LastPass competitor – if you're a LastPass Free customer I'd strongly suggest upgrading rather than ditching the app altogether!

What you need to know

• LastPass today gained a new Security Dashboard and dark web monitoring.
• Users will be told if they have passwords that are at-risk and when two-factor authentication is available.
• They'll be notified if any of their accounts are compromised and shared online, too.

LastPass, now owned by LogMeIn, today added a couple of new features that will not only make it easier to check which passwords need attention but will also proactively notify users if an account has been compromised. The new Security Dashboard and dark web monitoring features are live right now.

Kicking things off with the new Security Dashboard, LastPass is putting everything into a single view to make it easier than ever to make sure people have an idea of exactly which accounts have poor passwords. They'll also be shown which accounts have two-factor authentication available, too. The use of two-factor authentication is vital across any and all websites and services that support it and it really should be used wherever possible.

All of this information will be distilled into a single security score for easier reading and understanding – the higher the score, the more secure you are.

The new Security Dashboard is available to all LastPass users now.

The addition of a new dark web monitoring feature, available to all LastPass Premium, Families, and Business customers, is a big and welcome change. LastPass will now keep track of all users' accounts and notify them if one appears in a data breach.

Both new features are available now and users can check out the LastPass website for all the details, too.

We recently began using 1Password Teams here at iMore and that meant a few of the people who'd been using LastPass had to make the switch. Both are incredibly good, but when you have to get everyone on the same platform, choices have to made and data has to be transferred. Hopefully as quickly, easily, and securely as possible. So, here's how we did it for everyone on our team with a Mac.

If you're running on a PC, be sure to check out our how to switch from LastPass to 1Password on Windows guide instead.

• 1Password and LastPass condensed comparison
• Create an encrypted disk image
• Export CSV file from LastPass
• Import CSV file into 1Password
• Delete the disk image
• Switch without encryption
• Switching from 1Password to LastPass

1Password and LastPass condensed comparison

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Create an encrypted disk image

If you want to export your data from LastPass but don't want to leave the CSV file it generates—along with plain text copies of all your passwords—exposed on your local drive for even a moment, you can create an encrypted disk image first and save the file there.

1. Click on Finder.
2. Click on Applications.

3. Double-click on Utilities.
4. Double-click on Disk Utility.

5. Click on File and click on New Image.
6. Click on Blank Image.

7. Type in a name for the image and choose where to save it. I chose "LastPass" and Desktop.
8. Click on the Encryption row and click on 256-bit AES encryption.

9. Type in a password when you are prompted and click Choose.
10. Click on Save.

You now have an encrypted disk image on your desktop. You're ready to export your data from LastPass.

Export CSV file from LastPass

Whether you're using the added security of an encrypted disk image or not, you need to get your data out of LastPass and into a format 1Password can read. For that, there's the CSV file—comma separate values. If you're not familiar with CSV, think of it as a plain text file that can be exported and imported from spreadsheet software like Excel or Numbers.

1. Click on Safari in your Dock.
2. Click on the LastPass icon.

3. Click on More Options.
4. Click on Advanced.

5. Click on Export.
6. Click on LastPass CSV file.

7. Type in your Master Password.
8. Type in a filename.

9. Click on LastPass (or whatever you named your image file) as the destination to save your CSV export.
10. Click on Save.

Import CSV file into 1Password

Once you have the CSV file, you can import it, and all the login data it contains, into 1Password.

1. Click on 1Password in your Dock.
2. Click on File and click on Import.

3. Click on LastPass.
4. Click on Sites and Secure Notes.

5. Click on your CSV file located in the image file you created.
6. Click on Open.

Delete the disk image

Once you've opened 1Password and made sure all your login data was successfully imported you need to get rid of the CSV file. Even if you're securely storing it in an encrypted disk image, it's better to eradicate it than leave it lying around.

1. Click and drag the DMG file on your desktop to the trash.
2. Click on Trash in your dock.

3. Click on Empty.
4. Click on Empty Trash.

Note: Ensure there is nothing in your Trash you don't mind deleting forever.

Switching without encryption

If you're averse to creating a disk image or just don't have room on your hard drive, you can simply export the CSV file onto your regular desktop. Just follow these steps but replace the disk image save point with your desktop.

Do not save this CSV file to a cloud service or shared folder. When it is not saved in an encrypted disk image anyone can view its contents.

To import the decrypted CSV file, follow these steps but choose wherever your saved the CSV file (desktop is recommended) instead of the disk image.

Switching from 1Password to LastPass

If you'd rather switch from 1Password to LastPass than the other way around, simply perform the same series of steps but export from 1Password and import into LastPass instead.

The important thing is that you're using a good password manager that fits your needs.

The Productivity Pack is back, allowing you to subscribe to popular productivity apps and services on the iPhone and iPad for a discounted price. This year's bundle includes the likes of Pocket, Wunderlist, LastPass, UberConference, and more for $69.99.

Here's what you get with The Productivity Pack:

• One-year subscription to Pocket Premium
• One-year subscription to Wunderlist Pro
• One-year subscription to LastPass Premium
• One-year subscription to UberConference Business
• One-year subscription to Do Business
• One-year subscription to Quip Business
• Twelve-week digital subscription to The New York Times

The combined value of all the services listed above is around $500, and the asking price at $69.99 represents savings of 85%. The deal is valid until April 22, so if you're interested, best act fast.

The Productivity Pack

The popular password management company LastPass has been acquired by LogMeIn. The deal, which was announced by LastPass on its blog, is now complete. So, what does this mean for current LastPass users? The company says "great things!"

With the LastPass team joining LogMeIn, there will likely be more people working on building the service and implementing new features. LastPass says over the course of the next several months new features will be added to the app to further assist those who struggle with passwords.

Source: LastPass

LastPass 3.1.9 lets you view all of your passwords on your Apple Watch. In order to use the watch app, you'll need to activate it within the iPhone app settings first. Once you do, you can peruse your vault, add notes, and search your logins on the Apple Watch. You can also set a watch passcode for the app for added security.

Version 3.1.9 brings other enhancements and fixes as well. Check out the full list of changes below.

• Introducing LastPass for Apple Watch! All your passwords, conveniently on hand when you need them.
• Usability enhancements to the Vault menu and view and edit screens.
• Fixed bug that could cause Touch ID to prompt twice at launch and make the app unresponsive.
• Fixed crashes that occur on iOS 5.1 on the lock screen and on Settings.

LastPass is available for download from the App Store right now.

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iOS has let us copy, paste, and print for quite some time now, but iOS 8 shook things up, allowing developers to build action extensions right into their apps that make them more useful and intuitive than ever. With action extensions, you no longer have to copy a password from your favorite password management app or use an in-app browser; instead, you can call it up via the Share sheet whenever you need it. You can also perform translations on the fly, thanks to apps like Bing Search, or even add a delivery to your favorite tracking app with just a tap. Read on for some of our favorite apps that support action extensions!

Workflow

Workflow automation has come to iOS and oh, how glorious it is. Ever wanted a task like saving photos from Safari to Dropbox to be simpler? With Workflow, pretty much everything can be simpler. From saving photos to creating GIFs in a few taps, Workflow lets you create any number of actions that you can trigger right within the Share sheet.

• $4.99 - Download Now

Bing Search

The Bing Search app is just what it sounds like — an easy way to access Bing Search. As an action extension, however, it's much more than that. Once enabled, you can use Bing to translate any webpage to your native language. That means if you ever stumble across a website that you can't read, just pull up the Share sheet and tap on the Bing translate button. Voila, you're done! It doesn't get much easier than that.

• Free - Download Now

1Password

1Password is a password management app that not only securely stores all your passwords, logins, and other kinds of credentials, but also can help you generate safer and stronger passwords. As an action extension, 1Password lets you quickly autofill that information into just about any form. When you find something you need to fill, just tap the Share button and select 1Password. It pulls your stored data right from the app, letting you easily access the password or information you need. 1Password can be downloaded for free but required a $9.99 in-app purchase to unlock premium features.

• Free with IAP - Download Now
• 1Password for Mac - $49.99 - Download Now

Dashlane

Dashlane is a password management app similar to 1Password: The main difference between the two is that while 1Password has a higher up-front cost for the entire suite, Dashlane offers subscriptions to fit your needs. Aside from storing your passwords and logins, Dashlane can also help you generate super-strong passwords. In terms of action extensions, Dashlane is available anywhere and can be triggered from any Share sheet for all your password and autofill needs.

• Free with IAP - Download Now
• Dashlane for Mac - Free with IAP - Download Now

LastPass

If I'm including Dashlane and 1Password, I can't leave LastPass out. Aside from having an action extension that autofills passwords and logins, LastPass can be used with other kinds of useful services such as Google Authenticator, password sharing between families, and much more. For anyone that needs more than just your run-of-the-mill password manager, LastPass is a great choice.

• Free with IAP - Download Now
• LastPass for Mac - Free - Download Now

PDF Converter

PDF Converter by Readdle lets you quickly convert just about anything into a PDF document, and with action extensions, you don't even have to launch the app. Instead, call it up via the Share button and convert any Safari page — or content from another app — into a PDF that you can then send off to anyone you'd like.

• $2.99 - Download Now

Deliveries

Anyone who needs to track a lot of packages knows the value of having an all-in-one place to do everything. Deliveries is not only awesome at tracking every kind of package imaginable, it also includes a Today widget so that you can track everything at a glance and an action extension so you can quickly add tracking numbers right from Safari without having to copy, paste, or even launch the Deliveries app.

• $4.99 - Download Now

Pocket Informant

Pocket Informant is one of the most feature-packed calendar and reminder apps you can find. The premium version can even sync directly with Google, Toodledo, and Evernote. And its action extension lets you send things directly to Pocket Informant right from the web or within apps that are supported. Creating tasks and reminders just got a heck of a lot easier.

• Free with IAP - Download Now

Things

Things is a task and project management app that's available for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You can add tasks to Things and sort them later, create individual projects to manage, and much more. With action extensions, you can send items from Safari or other apps directly to Things, no app opening necessary.

• $9.99 - Download Now
• Things for iPad - $19.99 - Download Now
• Things for Mac- $49.99 - Download Now

Zip-It

Zip files and the iPhone have rarely played nice together. With Zip-It, not only is it easy to view the contents of compressed archives, you can do it in as little as two taps thanks to action extensions. View a zip file in Safari and open it right through the Zip-It extension. The Zip-It app also lets you password-protect zipped files, view contents without actually opening them, and store things in iCloud Drive.

• $2.99 - Download Now
• Zip-It for iPad - $2.99 - Download Now

View Source

View Source is an app and action extension that lets you view the source code of any web site. Just call up the extension in Safari and tap it. You'll instantly be shown the source code. You can also view assets and stylesheets, and copy them right to your own photo library. View Source has lots of other useful features within the app for simple source code browsing.

• $0.99 - Download Now

Your Favorites?

If you've been enjoying action extensions as much as we have, let us know your favorites in the comments!

Security is constantly at war with convenience. Having unique, strong passwords for all your online accounts sounds great until you realize how tedious it is to implement them and how impossible it is to remember them. Because your iPhone is always with you, however, and because it has some truly great password management apps like 1Password, LastPass, and mSecure, it can be the ideal way to maximize security and minimize convenience. Not only that, password managers can be a great place to store all your secure information, including credit and debit cards, private notes, software licenses, and more. They can also help you generate and help you implement all your super strong, super secure passwords.

Considering the serious hacking attacks we've seen recently, you should absolutely start using a password manager, but which one should you use?

1Password vs. LastPass vs. mSecure: Interface

At launch, 1Password will ask you to set a master password and a 4 digit pin. After you've picked them, you'll be brought to the main menu. Here you'll see some default tabs along the bottom for logins, accounts, wallet, add, and settings. These may change based on what kinds of items you have programmed into the app. You can also change the sort order of these tabs by editing and dragging them into whatever position you'd like.

Under logins you can toggle sorting between title and domain. This is convenient for times when you have multiple passwords for the same domain. Once you find the item you're looking for you can tap into it. If you've got 1Password configured to protect certain or all items with pin access, you'll be asked for your pin or master password before any data will be shown.

Once you're viewing a credential for a particular site you can load it automatically by tapping the arrow next to the URL. The website will load and 1Password will plug in your credentials you have stored for you. The accounts tab will work in a similar way. If you've required master password access, you'll be asked before the app will show any sensitive information. I recommend this for any password management app. Next you've got a wallet tab that you can use to store things such as credit card numbers, bank account information, and more.

The settings panel of 1Password is straight forward enough and allows you to change things like sync options, master password, pin, how often the app should ask for a password, and more.

LastPass is configured similar to 1Password when it comes to layout. All your main tabs are along the bottom and you can easily toggle between sections by just tapping them. How you interact with the app is a different though.

The tabs in LastPass are sites, favorites, add new, notes, and settings. All of your regular site logins will show up under the sites tab while any other types of credentials will show up in the notes tab. This is a similar section to what 1Password calls Accounts.

When viewing sites or notes in the LastPass app, tapping on one will bring you a list of options which provides super quick access to the command you want. Examples are copy username, copy password, edit, launch, and more. Tapping launch will load the site and automatically fill in your credentials for you within an in-app browser.

mSecure's main layout and interface is different than both 1Password and LastPass. At launch you'll be asked for a master password and then presented with the main menu. This will contain lists of your logins that you can toggle by either name or type view. Name view will list all your items in alphabetical order based on what you set for the description. Type view will sort them by what kind of login they are. Where 1Password and LastPass have different sections for each account. mSecure combines them instead.

Tapping the lock button in the lower bottom right corner will lock mSecure instantly requiring a password for re-entry. Clicking the info button will launch settings. From here you can do things such as change lock timeout, set up sync, change fonts and themes, and more.

The other menu items are a sync button located in the lower left corner and a plus sign in the upper right which is what you'll use to add logins and accounts. When adding an item you can choose between several categories and give them names and descriptions. You can also use built-in lists to organize them or add your own through settings. Once the item is added it will appear in your main list. You can use the search bar at the top of the main menu to search for logins by keywords.

When it comes to interface and ease of use, mSecure and 1Password sort and manage passwords and credentials in the most efficient and user friendly ways while LastPass needs some organizational work.

Tie, 1Password and mSecure.

1Password vs. LastPass vs. mSecure: Accounts, logins, and auto-fill

1Password allows you to add several types of credentials, logins, and forms. Logins, namely web logins, are the ones you'll likely use the most. You can sort them by domain or title, and 1Password can use them to log you into your sites using the embedded web browser.

At first glance the accounts tab may appear to be similar to the login tab, and in some ways it is. The main difference is that the accounts tab can store information that isn't necessarily a web login. This is where you'd want to store things like Wi-Fi router passwords, POP or IMAP information for e-mail accounts, FTP accounts, or any other info that may not depend on just a URL, username, and password.

The wallet feature is similar to the accounts tab but is used for items such as banking and credit card information. I'd highly recommend requiring a master password or pin in order to access any of the individual items in this list.

While the desktop version of 1Password supports auto-fill with forms, the iPhone app does not currently utilize the feature.

LastPass supports the creation of many items. Adding an account can be done by adding a new item and selecting site. If you want to add another type of credential you can do so by selecting the type. The iPhone version of LastPass supports adding site logins, notes, bank accounts, credit cards, database info, driver's license info, e-mail accounts, IM accounts, insurance credentials, software licenses, auto-fill forms, and much more.

Once you're done adding the type of credential you need to, it will show up in the main sites section under its own heading. This is one feature that I don't necessarily like about LastPass. Everything seems to aggregate under only one tab. The reason it seems confusing is that the main tab is called sites. Something like accounts seems more appropriate if it is going to encompass every type of login you have. 1Password uses different tabs for different kinds of logins and the names of the sections make more sense and describe what they are more accurately.

Once something is added to LastPass you can tap it to bring up a menu with options on how you can interact and utilize that item. Though LastPass does contain the option to use auto-fill, tapping into an item will only allow you to view and edit it.

mSecure takes the good approach to organizing your data within one menu that you can sort. When adding a new item you'll be asked for the type and whether you want to sort it into a list, adding an extra layer or organization. If you are over compulsive about organizing data and being able to find it quickly, mSecure will satisfy those needs rather well.

From the main screen you can choose an account or login to view or copy the information to clipboard. You can also share it through e-mail. The one feature mSecure doesn't offer that may be a deal breaker for some users is the ability to launch a login from within the app and have it autofill for you. The only option currently present is to copy the data to a clipboard. You will then need to enter Safari or the iPhone web browser of your choice, navigate to the URL of the login, and use the pasted information where needed.

Even though it can't add or auto-fill forms from iPhone, LastPass only allows you to edit and view form data while mSecure doesn't support forms via the iPhone app at all.

When it comes to organizing and using accounts, logins, and forms, 1Password does the best job.

1Password vs. LastPass vs. mSecure: Generating passwords

1Password, LastPass, and mSecure will all allow you to generate strong passwords within the app. Each will also give you some idea of how strong the password is based on how many characters and what kind of characters. Once you're happy you can tap save and it'll ask you to name and fill in more information about what the password is for.

To generate a random password with 1Password you can just go to add item and scroll down and select generated password. You can move the slider in order to change the amount of characters. You can also choose to include or exclude numbers and special characters.

LastPass works similar to the way you would generate a password with 1Password but adds a few more options to the mix. You'll also generate them through settings instead of adding an item. You can toggle not only numbers and special characters but capital, lowercase, numbers, special characters, and more.

Most notably, LastPass allows you to enable options that make the password pronounceable or to avoid ambiguity. It doesn't have a feature showing how good the password is but provides many more options to suit any password requirement you may have to meet.

mSecure also allows you to generate random passwords but through an individual login. When adding a login or credential you can choose the key icon in the password field to be taken to the random generator.

From here you can choose to toggle between upper and lowercase, numbers, special characters, and password length. Just move the slider to change the length and a password preview will be shown in the box. Once you're happy with it you can tap save and it'll automatically insert it into the field.

When it comes to generating random passwords, all three have the ability to generate great passwords that are strong and virtually uncrackable without a tiny army of servers and years of time.

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1Password vs. LastPass vs. mSecure: Cross-platform syncing and browser support

When it comes to sync support, 1Password has built-in support across all their apps for Wi-Fi sync as well as Dropbox. For Wi-Fi sync, just have your devices connected to the same Wi-Fi networking and launch sync. For Dropbox support, 1Password will create a keychain item within your Dropbox that stores all your data for sync across all devices. This information is, of course, encrypted.

1Password has not only an iPhone app but an iPad app. The pricing and apps are a bit confusing as you can get an iPhone only version or a universal pro version that will work on both iPhone and iPad for just a few dollars more. There is also support for both Mac and Windows PC, and Android. The Mac version is available in the Mac App Store and the Windows version can be downloaded from the Agile Bits website. If you've got any Android devices you'll be covered in that arena as well. 1Password also has browser plugins across Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.

LastPass will sync automatically with its own encrypted servers. To sync simply go into settings and choose the refresh option and you're done.

LastPass has a huge array of offerings across many platforms including Windows, Apple, and Linux for desktops and WebOS, Android, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone for mobile. LastPass also supports browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera.

mSecure, like 1Password, will sync over Wi-Fi or via Dropbox. Upon initial setup you can just choose the method you'd like to use and then you're good to go.

mSecure also offers apps for both iPhone and iPad as well as Android when it comes to mobile platforms. They also offer support for both Mac and PC users but don't appear to have any native browser plug-ins.

If you're looking for a solution that provides support across almost all major platform, LastPass and 1Password are the best choices. While LastPass supports a few more platforms, 1Password supports the ones that matter the most.

Tie between 1Password and LastPass.

1Password vs. LastPass vs. mSecure: Pricing

1Password has a few versions available for iOS. If you're only looking for support on your iPhone, you can pick up the standalone version for $9.99. For $14.99 you can pick up the universal iPhone and iPad app. The desktop version will cost you an additional $49.99.

LastPass is a free download for iPhone and also has universal support for the iPad but will require a premium subscription which will cost $12 annually. The desktop version for Mac or Windows PC is also a free download and won't require an additional fee.

mSecure's iPhone app will cost you $9.99 but is a universal app for both iPhone and iPad. If you've got a Mac or Windows PC, the desktop variant will cost an additional $19.99 to complete the suite.

While it can add up over time, LastPass' subscription can't be beat for first time users. You can get started for only $12 a year.

• 1Password for Mac - $49.99 - Download Now
• LastPass for Mac or PC - Free - Download Now
• mSecure for Mac - $19.99 - Download Now

1Password vs. LastPass vs. mSecure: The bottom line

1Password, LastPass, and mSecure will all store your logins, credentials, and accounts securely but the way they do it and how you can interact with each app is different.

1Password provides a great product with support for almost any type of credential you can think of. It's also the suite that works the most fluidly across desktop and device. I've used a lot of password apps in the past several years and 1Password just works the absolute best.

In this case, you really do get what you pay for and if you're looking for a quality password manager that'll work across virtually every platform, look no further than 1Password.

1Password - $14.99 - Download Now

LastPass - Free - Download Now

mSecure - Free - $9.99 - Download Now